Writing

Sometimes one comes across a writing which, to use the oft repeated cliche, blows your mind. It could be a whole book, a whole chapter, a news article, an opinion piece or even a beautifully constructed sentence. Even if that book or an article, of which the sentence is a part, turns out to be […]

Clarity

Clarity is not knowing what you want in your life Clarity is knowing Those wants are not really your wants Clarity is not figuring out What your goals are Clarity is the realization that Your goals are meaningless Clarity is not understanding What your role in society is Clarity is the understanding that role is […]

New Year

All those resolutions Would amount to nothing All those wishes Would most certainly not come true All those promises Would invariably be broken All those positive thoughts Would definitely be forgotten What would be left at the year end? Yet another meaningless year That amounted to nothing but sheer absurdity Imgsrc : Edvard Munch museum

Gifted lives

You live a privileged life, if You’re not chronically sick You have functioning body You have people to turn to in times of need You have enough food on your table by end of every month You have some money at your disposal even after facing an emergency You have your comfort life not affected […]

Better lose hope – Hopefully

Deep down you want to find hope – In a world that’s totally uncaring With people who’re unimaginably stupid In a society that’s least bit bothered, To do what? To live a meaningful life, By finding ways to help others By throwing everything at saving planet By limiting your self-indulgence By making the earth a […]

Consigliere or ??

It crushes your reality It destroys your illusions It overwhelms you with its sincerity It crumbles your beliefs It annihilates your “self” It puts you down with its brutality It deprives you of your false comforts It tears you down with its honesty It shreds your life into million pieces Only if you ever read […]

Submit yourself

To those who you think are your superiors ‘coz you need a safe bubble To those who you think are powerful ‘coz you need a “trouble free” life To those who you think has a say over your life ‘coz you need to free yourself from thinking To those who you think designed your life […]

Chain Reaction

They say it takes a village to raise a child But the same village could ruin a child You bring a child into the world So you could dictate another person’s life The same way your parents did to you It is a chain reaction One generation ruining the life of other Yet, both the […]

Shut Down

You shut yourself down From the deafening cries of help From the terrible plight of others From the humiliation of the voiceless From the insanity that’s out there Only to feel comfortable In your own little bubble You think maybe you’re lucky To live your life in an unbreakable bubble But always remember, Bubbles do […]

Relative

One’s worst day could be better than your best day One’s failure could be what you aspire yourself for One’s anxious state could be your tranquil state One’s reason for disappointment could be the reason for your elation One’s fear of the inevitable could be your source of comfort One’s supposed injustice could be your […]